CVE-2023-43640

TaxonWorks is a web-based workbench designed for taxonomists and biodiversity scientists. Prior to version 0.34.0, a SQL injection vulnerability was found in TaxonWorks that allows authenticated attackers to extract arbitrary data from the TaxonWorks database (including the users table). This issue may lead to information disclosure. Version 0.34.0 contains a fix for the issue.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae	Patch
https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:speciesfilegroup:taxonworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Sep 2023, 17:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/commit/a98f2dc610a541678e1e51af47659cd8b30179ae - Patch
References	~~(MISC) https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c -~~	(MISC) https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/taxonworks/security/advisories/GHSA-m9p2-jxr6-4p6c - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Speciesfilegroup Speciesfilegroup taxonworks
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:speciesfilegroup:taxonworks::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.5

22 Sep 2023, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-22 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:33

NVD link : CVE-2023-43640

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43640

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43640

JSON object : View

Products Affected

speciesfilegroup

taxonworks

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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